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4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <br />Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an <br />independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it <br />be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow <br />the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant performs <br />the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by <br />Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations <br />governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, <br />unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all <br />applicable withholding taxes. <br />5. INSURANCE <br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain <br />and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: <br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial <br />general liability insurance naming the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and <br />representatives as additional insureds) and shall include, but not be limited to protection against <br />claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to <br />property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Consultant's operations in the <br />performance of this Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The <br />amounts of insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily <br />and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total <br />amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Consultant shall supply City with a fully executed <br />additional insured endorsement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B upon <br />execution of this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City Attorney. <br />b. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3300 of <br />the Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant has any employees, is required to be insured against <br />liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance. Prior to commencing the <br />performance of the work under this Agreement, Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any <br />employer's liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident. <br />25Q-4 <br />